Jim Hettinger: Sugar daddies put Michigan in a dilemma

6:41 PM,
Nov. 1, 2013

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Jim Hettinger

The so-called "Farm Bill" always puts Michigan's lawmakers in a difficult position. One of the troubling issues is the protection and subsidization of the domestic sugar industry, both cane and beet growers.

The U.S. government strongly controls the domestic sugar market with protections, subsidies, loans, and other forms of assistance to sugar growers.

It is an issue that Michigan shares with Minnesota, California, Idaho, North Dakota, Louisiana, and Florida. ...